Children’s & Young Adult Literature

Located in: Tomás Rivera Library

The UCR Library offers a significant collection of children’s and young adult literature.  Winning titles from more than fifty annual awards deemed of the most significance to K-12 teachers are featured. Resources also include “big books” for children pre-K through grade 3, sized for sharing with a group of students rather than individual reading.  

Collection Development from Awards

Awards dealing with diversity:

  • Coretta Scott King Awards
  • Asian Pacific American Awards
  • Pura Belpre Awards
  • American Indian Youth Services Literature Award
  • Schneider Family Book Awards

Awards for nonfiction:

  • Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
  • Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction
  • Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize

Awards by teacher organizations:

  • International Reading Association Children’s Book Awards
  • Bank Street College Awards
  • Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
  • Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12